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Cristiano Ronaldo scores 800th career goal: Can he reach 1,000 before he retires?

While his place among the all-time football greats is already secure, Portugal and Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo reached another truly gigantic career milestone by scoring twice in Thursday's 3-2 win in the Premier League clash against Arsenal to take his career goal tally past 800.

Ronaldo -- who was voted No. 2 among the world's top forwards in ESPN's FC 100 for 2021 -- has taken just 1,095 official senior appearances for his country, United, Real Madrid, Juventus and boyhood club Sporting CP to score his 800th goal (and indeed, his 801st).